Alberto Salazar

Olympic 1,500-meter champion Matthew Centrowitz (Broadneck), already a three-time Wanamaker Mile champion at the Millrose Games, will turn his attention to the Paavo Nurmi Two Miles at the 110th edition of the games on Saturday in New York.

Centrowitz, who became the first American man to take gold in the Olympic 1,500 meters since 1908, will line up against a field that includes Ryan Hill, the world indoor 3,000-meter silver medalist; Olympians Ben Blankenship, Hassan Mead, Mo Ahmed and Donn Cabral; and Ben True.

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